ἐπίφθεγξις
From LSJ
ὦ δυσπάλαιστον γῆρας, ὡς μισῶ σ' ἔχων, μισῶ δ' ὅσοι χρῄζουσιν ἐκτείνειν βίον, βρωτοῖσι καὶ ποτοῖσι καὶ μαγεύμασι παρεκτρέποντες ὀχετὸν ὥστε μὴ θανεῖν: οὓς χρῆν, ἐπειδὰν μηδὲν ὠφελῶσι γῆν, θανόντας ἔρρειν κἀκποδὼν εἶναι νέοις → Old age, resistless foe, how do I loathe your presence! Them too I loathe, whoever desire to lengthen out the span of life, seeking to turn the tide of death aside by food and drink and magic spells; those whom death should take away to leave the young their place, when they no more can benefit the world
English (LSJ)
-εως, ἡ, charm, invocation, Philagr. ap. Aët.12.51; cry addressed to dogs, Sch. Ar.V.702.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1000] ἡ, das Zurufen, Schol. Ar. Vesp. 702.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπίφθεγξις: -εως, ἡ, ἐπιβόησις, ἐπιφώνησις, Σχόλ. εἰς Ἀριστοφ. Σφ. 704.
